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strengthening of corona prevention rules, it became difficult to attend congratulations and condolences such as weddings and funerals. Recently, the use of simple remittance services has increased significantly.

This is Kim Ki-tae.

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Yoon Byung-hoon, a 34-year-old office worker, was unable to attend the wedding of an acquaintance recently.

This is because it was burdensome to attend places where many people gathered as Corona 19 spread again.

I wanted to convey my congratulations, so I sent a congratulatory money to the mobile simple money transfer service.

[Yoon Byeong-hoon/Worker: (At the wedding) I thought that I should only send my heart because there are a lot of people coming and I have to use public transportation while I am going.] As

social distancing'step 2'was implemented, meetings with more than 50 people indoors are prohibited. It has become difficult to ask for a congratulatory gift or a gift for a friend.

In light of this situation, the industry has diversified the simple remittance service to suit the situation such as marriage or funeral.

As of last weekend, the usage of'congratulatory money envelope remittance' increased by about three times from the previous weekend, and'funeral envelope remittance' increased by about 35%.

As the non-face-to-face market expands due to Corona 19, the number of simple remittance companies continues to increase.

According to the Financial Supervisory Service, as of the beginning of this month, 59 companies registered as simple remittance companies, up 73.5% in two and a half years.

With the prolonged COVID-19 outbreak, the culture of sending aid to condolences and condolences is rapidly changing to non-face-to-face.

(Video editing: Ji-in Park, VJ: Min-gu Jung)